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Metropolitan see Harare, Zimbabwe

Archdiocese of Harare

Hararen(sis) in Zimbabua

The Archdiocese of Harare is the metropolitan see for the ecclesiastical province of Harare in Zimbabwe, with suffragans Chinhoyi, Gokwe, and Mutare. Erected in 1879 and raised to an archdiocese in 1955, it is led by Archbishop Robert Christopher Ndlovu.

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The address the register holds for Cathedral of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, in Harare, Zimbabwe.

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Established
1879
Catholics
640,170
Priests
56
Territory
63,555 km²

Parishes and churches

56 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.

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The bishop

Archbishop
Robert Ndlovu
Born
2 June 1938
Birthplace
Berlin
Institute
COMPAGNIA DI GESÙ (GESUITI) (S.I.)

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The cathedral

Cathedral of the Sacred Heart of Jesus stands in Harare, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.

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History

Serving as the metropolitan see of the Roman Catholic ecclesiastical province of Harare in Zimbabwe, the Archdiocese of Harare (Latin: Archidioecesis Hararensis) takes in the city of Harare along with parts of the provinces of Manicaland, Mashonaland Central, Mashonaland East, and Mashonaland West. Robert Ndlovu is the current archbishop, and the Cathedral of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in Harare is the archdiocese's mother church.

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